Eucyclotoma stegeri, common name Steger's turret, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
| Eucyclotoma stegeri | |
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| Shell of Eucyclotoma stegeri | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Eucyclotoma |
| Species: | E. stegeri
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| Binomial name | |
| Eucyclotoma stegeri (McGinty, 1955)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Daphnella stegeri McGinty, 1955 | |
Description edit
The length of the shell varies between 12 mm and 23 mm.
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Distribution edit
E. stegeri can be found in Atlantic waters, ranging from the eastern coast of Florida south to Brazil.;[2] also off French Guiana and Guadeloupe.
References edit
- ^ a b Eucyclotoma stegeri (McGinty, 1955). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
- ^ Tunnell, John W., Jr., Felder, Darryl L., & Earle, Sylvia A., eds. Gulf of Mexico Origin, Waters, and Biota, Volume 1: Biodiversity. Texas A&M University Press, 2009. 668.
- McGinty, Thomas L. "New marine mollusks from Florida." Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1955): 75-85.
External links edit
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1.
- Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas
- Gastropods.com: Eucyclotoma stegeri
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